Asiatic Society (Kolkata)

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It was founded by William Jones in 1784 with Warren Hastings. The Society is the oldest literary and scientific research Institution in Kolkata and is regarded as the cultural window between the East and the West. It is a famous centre of Indology, Literature and has rare collection of manuscripts in various languages. The Asokan Rock edict is a unique item here.
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A paper containing 85 sketches of old ruins in Amravati, mistaken to be those of Deccan Jainism, that was presented by Surveyor General of India Col. Colin Mackenzie at the Asiatic Society in Kolkata in 1820 was the first step towards rediscovering Buddhism in its country of birth after nearly 1,200 years in oblivion. Mackenzie had stumbled upon the ruins earlier in 1798 during a campaign against Tipu Sultan of Mysore.